Anomalous subaortic course of the left brachiocephalic (innominate) vein: Echocardiographic diagnosis and report of an unusual association

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-163

  Borges Leal, Samira Morhy ^a   Andrade, Jose L ^a   De Souza, Mirna ^a   Mussi Soares, Andressa ^a   Penha Tavares, Glaucia M ^a   Afiune, Jorge Yussef ^a   Coimbra Guerra, Vitor ^a   Ferreira Demarchi, Lea M ^a   Mathias Jr , Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anomalous left brachiocephalic vein; Echocardiography; Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN ANOMALY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN MALFORMATION; VEIN MALFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036510852     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104795110200032X     Document Type: Article

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